Changhua vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Changhua	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$914	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$365	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1621	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	83	31
😀 Quality of life	67	57
🏙️ Population	225K	120K

The cost of living in Changhua is 13% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6149th and 6620th ($914 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Taiwan and Thailand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Changhua ranked 13th best city to live in Taiwan vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4895th and 6140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Pattaya

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	Changhua	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.24%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7369	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7132	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.44	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.4	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18881	$10383

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Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$1006
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$894
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$695
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$914
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$868
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$942
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$894
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1135
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$802
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1313
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$854
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$1030
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$615
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$634
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$621
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$901
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$707
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$628
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$628
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$671
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$697
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$616
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$454
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$700
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$451
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$753
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$579
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$600
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$677
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$696
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$666
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$650

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498